díchʼííʼ

Navajo

Etymology

di- (“sensory”) + -◌́- (ni-modal 3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼííʼ (neuter perfective stem of root -CHʼÍÍʼ, “to burn”)

Verb

díchʼííʼ

1. it is hot, spicy, piquant, bitter
2. it smarts

Usage notes

This verb is semantically limited to expression in the third person.

This is a neuter verb that uses only the perfective mode.

Conjugation

Paradigm: Neuter perfective (ni), third person only.

Derived terms

• azeedíchʼííʼ (“chili pepper”)
• tłʼohchin díchʼííʼí (“garlic”)
• tó díchʼííʼí (“vinegar”)